Speaking ahead of the Heads Up campaign weekends across football (February 8/9 and February 15/16), former Norwich and Crystal Palace striker McKenzie says a key part of man management is to understand player issues outside of football. I'd been bottling things up for many months, subconsciously thinking I couldn't take much more, and that I didn't have much fight in me. 'Mental health part of man management now…'2:02 Prince William says football can encourage more conversation around mental health, ahead of a new initiative launched by his 'Heads Up' campaign Prince William says football can encourage more conversation around mental health, ahead of a new initiative launched by his 'Heads Up' campaignMcKenzie believes some managers are showing adept mental health skills, and says it is as simple as asking a player how their life outside of the game is going…"A lot of managers and coaches are getting a greater understanding of man management. "Managers and coaches are now looking at mannerisms, man-management is improving, you pull a player aside, ask them how they are, how things are going outside of football. The Heads Up Weekends, which are taking place on February 8/9 and 15/16, will see every football team from across the Premier League, English Football League, The National League, The Barclays Women's Super League, The FA Women's Championship and The FA Women's National League dedicate their matches to Heads Up.

Source: Sky sports February 07, 2020 06:00 UTC